# Tanya

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈtɑːnjə/ · frequency rank #17,732

## Definitions
1. A diminutive of the female given names Tatiana (from Russian) or Tetyana (from Ukrainian).

## Etymology
Borrowed in the twentieth century from the Russian pet form Та́ня (Tánja) of Татья́на (Tatʹjána, “Tatiana”).

## Easily confused with
- **tay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tanya-vs-tay)
- **Tony** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tanya-vs-tony)
- **tiny** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tanya-vs-tiny)
- **Tina** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tanya-vs-tina)
- **Tara** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tanya-vs-tara)
- **tuna** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tanya-vs-tuna)
- **tata** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tanya-vs-tata)
- **taxa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tanya-vs-taxa)
- **Tonga** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tanya-vs-tonga)
- **Tonya** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tanya-vs-tonya)
- **tawny** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tanya-vs-tawny)
- **tan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tan-vs-tanya)
- **tank** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tank-vs-tanya)
- **tang** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tang-vs-tanya)
- **taka** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/taka-vs-tanya)
- **Tana** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tana-vs-tanya)
- **tama** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tama-vs-tanya)
- **Tans** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tans-vs-tanya)
- **tanks** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tanks-vs-tanya)
- **Tampa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tampa-vs-tanya)

## Common misspellings (7)
`atnya`, `tanay`, `tannya`, `tanyya`, `tayna`, `tnaya`, `ttanya`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/tanya